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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. CC140C Copper

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0